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Rasmussen Named to Superior Court

LOS ANGELES — Judith A. Rasmussen has been appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson as a Superior Court judge for Los Angeles County. She replaces Judge Alfonso Bazan, who has retired.

Rasmussen, 56, of Long Beach, has been a judge for the Los Angeles Municipal Court since 1996. Previously, she was an attorney with the firm of Madden, Jones & Cole from 1988 to 1996. She was with Keesal, Young & Logan as an attorney from 1985 to 1988.

Rasmussen earned an associate's degree from Long Beach City College in 1961 and graduated from Southwestern University School of Law in 1985.